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Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Former Arsenal fan favourite retires after 19-year career - as tributes from team-mates pour in
Former Arsenal fan favourite Carlos Vela has announced his retirement after a 19-year career. The Mexican forward came through Arsenal's academy after joining from Guadalajara aged 16 and spent seven years at the Emirates, with a number of loan spells including at West Brom. The 36-year-old has been without a club for six months since leaving Los Angeles FC (LAFC) but finally announced he would hang up his boots on Tuesday night. He wrote on Instagram: 'Throughout my career, I have experienced very special moments, but the time has come to officially retire from professional soccer. 'There are not enough words to express my gratitude to my family, all the clubs that gave me a chance, and the fans for their support and affection. 'Thank you, Carlos. 'It has been an honor and a privilege to share my career with all of you.' His team-mates were quick to pay tribute, with former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez commenting: 'A true pleasure to have shared so many moments with you. I love you.' Antoine Griezmann, who played with Vela at Real Sociedad, wrote: 'I love you very much, Carlitos, thank you for your friendship.' Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa added: 'An honor to share the field with you, always a legend! You'll be missed on the pitch.' While Vela joined Arsenal in 2005, supporters would have to wait three years to see him in action after he was sent to Spain on loan to acquire a work permit. He scored a hat-trick on his full debut in a 6-0 win over Sheffield United in 2008 and was touted to 'quickly be a world class striker' by Arsene Wenger. Gunners fans took to the Mexican because of his flair and exciting playing style but he only made three starts in the following three years. He was loaned to West Brom in winter window in the 2010/11 season, going on to score twice in eight league games. Vela moved permanently to Real Sociedad in 2012, where he remained for six seasons. He was LAFC's first signing in 2018 and went on to net 93 times, providing 53 assists, in 189 matches for the American side. The Mexican holds the record for the most goals in a single MLS season and will remain as an ambassador for LAFC.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hundreds protest Trump deportation policies in the Inland Empire. 'We're leaving fear behind'
With the Trump administration promising the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, more than 200 people marched through downtown Ontario on Saturday morning in support of the Inland Empire's immigrant community. The energetic crowd waved American and Mexican flags, banged drums and unleashed noisemakers as they paraded along the sidewalks. They chanted, 'We are not leaving," and the United Farm Workers' motto, 'Sí, se puede.' Demonstrators erupted into cheers when vehicles along Euclid Avenue honked in support. The protest — promoted on social media as a 'mass mobilization against mass deportation' — was led by the San Bernardino-based Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, which is comprised of more than 35 organizations serving the immigrant community in the Inland Empire. The region is home to a sizable immigrant population. According to a 2018 report from UC Riverside's Center for Social Innovation, the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice and the California Immigrant Policy Center, one in five Inland Empire residents was an immigrant, with nearly 1 million immigrants across Riverside and San Bernardino counties. San Bernardino County also is home to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, one of California's largest immigration detention centers, which is managed by the private prison corporation GEO Group. A coalition of immigrant rights groups has advocated for the facility's closure for years, citing health, safety and human rights concerns. Addressing the crowd before beginning the march, Javier Hernandez, executive director of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, framed the administration's rhetoric as an attempt to sow fear and panic among the immigrant community; a ploy to make people cower in the shadows or self-deport. "The way we fight back is by coming out to the streets," Hernandez said. 'We're leaving fear behind and pushing forward with our fight for immigrant rights.' 'Sin papeles, sin miedo,' he cried out, leading attendees in a boisterous chant. 'Undocumented, unafraid.' Confronting that fear — and speaking out for those feeling attacked and afraid to protest — was on the minds of many protesters. Andy Garibay came to the country as a baby and now has work authorization and deportation protection through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. A mother of two, she lives in Rialto and works in payroll administration. She said the Trump administration's threats have her and her family on edge. Her family group chat seems to be constantly pinging with possible sightings of immigration officials near the warehouses where many relatives work, she said. Read more: LAPD presence at South L.A. immigration raid sparks questions 'Why should it be like this?' said Garibay, who held signs reading, 'One Love,' and had a Mexican flag wrapped around her hair. Deanna Pennino, of Ontario, is the daughter of a Mexican immigrant. He taught her and her siblings to work hard and be proud Americans, while never forgetting their roots, she said. Pennino, a respiratory therapist at a local hospital, said several colleagues have stopped coming to work, afraid immigration authorities could show up at any moment. Trump on his first day in office rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected certain sensitive locations, including churches, schools and hospitals, from immigration enforcement. Pennino also fought against Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative that sought to bar immigrants lacking documentation from receiving any public benefits, including healthcare, education and social services. That experience, she said, proved to her that 'we can fight and make a difference.' Read more: They patrol L.A.'s streets in search of ICE, Trump immigration raids During Saturday's march, she carried a sign reading 'Deport Elon,' a reference to Elon Musk, a South African immigrant who is leading a controversial effort to weed out alleged fraud, waste and abuse from the federal government. Trump initially focused his rhetoric on tracking down immigrants lacking authorization and who have been accused of violent crimes. His administration now says it considers all immigrants in the U.S. without legal authorization to be criminals, because they have violated immigration laws. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has already conducted well-publicized operations in Chicago and New York, among other places. The pledge of more enforcement actions has rattled immigrant communities throughout California and across the country and spurred a groundswell of activism. Last weekend, rumors that the federal government was planning a massive immigration enforcement sweep in Los Angeles County put many people on high alert. At that time, ICE officials did not say whether any special operations had taken place and did not release daily arrest figures. However, it appeared any such operation had not been anywhere near as widespread as many had predicted. In early January, at the tail end of the Biden administration, Border Patrol agents conducted a multi-day raid in rural parts of Kern County, resulting in the detention and deportation of scores of laborers lacking documentation. Read more: 'They just got my uncle': Immigration arrests spark fear among farmworkers in Central Valley This week, ACLU attorneys representing the United Farm Workers and five Kern County residents sued the head of the Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol officials, alleging the raid amounted to a 'fishing expedition' that indiscriminately targeted people of color who appeared to be farmworkers or day laborers. This article is part of The Times' equity reporting initiative, funded by the James Irvine Foundation, exploring the challenges facing low-income workers and the efforts being made to address California's economic divide. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Hundreds protest Trump deportation policies in the Inland Empire. ‘We're leaving fear behind'
With the Trump administration promising the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, more than 200 people marched through downtown Ontario on Saturday morning in support of the Inland Empire's immigrant community. The energetic crowd waved American and Mexican flags, banged drums and unleashed noisemakers as they paraded along the sidewalks. They chanted, 'We are not leaving,' and the United Farm Workers' motto, 'Sí, se puede.' Demonstrators erupted into cheers when vehicles along Euclid Avenue honked in support. The protest — promoted on social media as a 'mass mobilization against mass deportation' — was led by the San Bernardino-based Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, which is comprised of more than 35 organizations serving the immigrant community in the Inland Empire. The region is home to a sizable immigrant population. According to a 2018 report from UC Riverside's Center for Social Innovation, the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice and the California Immigrant Policy Center, one in five Inland Empire residents was an immigrant, with nearly 1 million immigrants across Riverside and San Bernardino counties. San Bernardino County also is home to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, one of California's largest immigration detention centers, which is managed by the private prison corporation GEO Group. A coalition of immigrant rights groups has advocated for the facility's closure for years, citing health, safety and human rights concerns. Addressing the crowd before beginning the march, Javier Hernandez, executive director of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, framed the administration's rhetoric as an attempt to sow fear and panic among the immigrant community; a ploy to make people cower in the shadows or self-deport. 'The way we fight back is by coming out to the streets,' Hernandez said. 'We're leaving fear behind and pushing forward with our fight for immigrant rights.' 'Sin papeles, sin miedo,' he cried out, leading attendees in a boisterous chant. 'Undocumented, unafraid.' Confronting that fear — and speaking out for those feeling attacked and afraid to protest — was on the minds of many protesters. Andy Garibay came to the country as a baby and now has work authorization and deportation protection through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. A mother of two, she lives in Rialto and works in payroll administration. She said the Trump administration's threats have her and her family on edge. Her family group chat seems to be constantly pinging with possible sightings of immigration officials near the warehouses where many relatives work, she said. 'Why should it be like this?' said Garibay, who held signs reading, 'One Love,' and had a Mexican flag wrapped around her hair. Deanna Pennino, of Ontario, is the daughter of a Mexican immigrant. He taught her and her siblings to work hard and be proud Americans, while never forgetting their roots, she said. Pennino, a respiratory therapist at a local hospital, said several colleagues have stopped coming to work, afraid immigration authorities could show up at any moment. Trump on his first day in office rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected certain sensitive locations, including churches, schools and hospitals, from immigration enforcement. Pennino also fought against Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative that sought to bar immigrants lacking documentation from receiving any public benefits, including healthcare, education and social services. That experience, she said, proved to her that 'we can fight and make a difference.' During Saturday's march, she carried a sign reading 'Deport Elon,' a reference to Elon Musk, a South African immigrant who is leading a controversial effort to weed out alleged fraud, waste and abuse from the federal government. Trump initially focused his rhetoric on tracking down immigrants lacking authorization and who have been accused of violent crimes. His administration now says it considers all immigrants in the U.S. without legal authorization to be criminals, because they have violated immigration laws. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has already conducted well-publicized operations in Chicago and New York, among other places. The pledge of more enforcement actions has rattled immigrant communities throughout California and across the country and spurred a groundswell of activism. Last weekend, rumors that the federal government was planning a massive immigration enforcement sweep in Los Angeles County put many people on high alert. At that time, ICE officials did not say whether any special operations had taken place and did not release daily arrest figures. However, it appeared any such operation had not been anywhere near as widespread as many had predicted. In early January, at the tail end of the Biden administration, Border Patrol agents conducted a multi-day raid in rural parts of Kern County, resulting in the detention and deportation of scores of laborers lacking documentation. This week, ACLU attorneys representing the United Farm Workers and five Kern County residents sued the head of the Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol officials, alleging the raid amounted to a 'fishing expedition' that indiscriminately targeted people of color who appeared to be farmworkers or day laborers. This article is part of The Times' equity reporting initiative, funded by the James Irvine Foundation, exploring the challenges facing low-income workers and the efforts being made to address California's economic divide.
New York Times
13-02-2025
- New York Times
Help! Our Paris Rental Apartment Was Robbed and Airbnb Won't Compensate Us.
In June 2023, we stayed six nights in an Airbnb apartment in Paris, and it was trouble from the start. The electricity was faulty, forcing my children to use a flashlight to climb a steep stairwell, and the Wi-Fi didn't work, requiring us to spend about $200 on international data. For workers to come fix the Wi-Fi, we were instructed to leave the key in a lockbox. (The lights were never fixed.) Two days later, we returned in the afternoon to find our apartment had been robbed, with a laptop, clothing and other items missing. It's not clear how the thief accessed the building — he would have had to get through two gates with key codes — but we think we know how he got in the door. We found a key to the apartment under the doormat! We spent two days filing reports with the police, who were very thorough and ended up catching the thief. (He was sentenced to six months in prison.) But although Airbnb advertises its insurance coverage on its site, its agents had us running around in circles before finally advising us they would not compensate us. Our insurance eventually paid us about $4,000 for our lost goods, but we believe that should have been Airbnb's responsibility, and that the company should credit us for our ruined stay and pay us back for the data. Can you help? Cindy, Roslyn, New York I'm sorry your trip to Paris was so frustrating, I'm glad your insurance reimbursed you for lost items, and I agree that Airbnb should have acted more quickly and efficiently to help. After my intervention, the company reimbursed you $3,029 for your stay and $200 for internet access. I am impressed with the Parisian police and your record-keeping, something that always makes my job easier. It was a smart move keeping all communications in writing too. A spokesman for Airbnb, Javier Hernandez, was quick to respond to my questions with a statement and answers via email. 'The overwhelming majority of Airbnb stays occur without issue and we offer protections to guests and hosts in the rare event something doesn't go as planned,' the statement started. As a regular Airbnb user and a journalist who follows the company professionally, I have no quibble with that first part. It is true that most Airbnb stays occur without issue, just as most restaurant meals occur without food poisoning and most walks in the park end without squirrel attacks. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
